Have you ever wondered how one day for the Lord could be equal to a thousand years for humankind? You might be surprised to learn that there is a simple scientific explanation. According to Einstein’s principle of general relativity, time is relative, which is to say that it varies based on situational circumstances. Most scientists before the 20th century believed that time was constant, but Einstein proved otherwise. Einstein’s work showed that time varies based on velocity, energy, and mass (gravity).Let’s take mass (gravity). According to relativity, as gravity increases, time slows down. Time moves more quickly for someone in a low gravity environment than it does for someone in a high gravity environment. This may explain why time moves more slowly at God’s throne. The Lord dwells in a place where gravity is high relative to that on earth. We know that His throne is in a star cluster containing many large stars, something which would create massive gravity. Abraham 3:2 reads: “And I saw the stars, that they were very great, and that one of them was nearest unto the throne of God; and there were many great ones which were near unto it.” The name of the great one nearest to God’s throne is Kolob. Abraham tells us that Kolob “govern[s] all those [worlds] which belong to the same order as that upon which thou [Abraham] standest.” I think Kolob could be at the center of our galaxy.

For years astronomers were unable to take a clear picture of the center of our galaxy because dust blocked the center from view. That has all changed with infrared astrophotography technology. Below is a recent infrared photograph of the center of our galaxy. You’ll see several star clusters. The one on the bottom right of the picture is the most massive. Astronomers think that it contains a black hole because of its massive gravitational pull. This could be the dwelling place of God.Does the cluster shown on the bottom right govern our world as Abraham wrote? Yes, in a physical sense the gravitational pull created by this cluster of huge stars (along with gravity from dark matter) holds our galaxy together and keeps the outer rims (where we are) from flying off into intergalactic space. Would time be slower for someone living in this cluster? Definitely so. The massive gravity in that cluster would slow down time, perhaps to the point where one day equaled a thousand years on earth.

Does God rule the other hundreds of billions of galaxies from the center of our galaxy? For that matter, did God's only begotten son die on our planet to atone for all the inhabitants throughout the Universe? Why do we humans keep putting ourselves at the center of the Universe?

I'm sure the calculation could be made as to what gravitational force would be required, relative to Earth's, to produce a 1000/1 discrepancy.

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Joshua

9/3/2015 03:38:35 am

For every one ring at the base of a tree equals 1000 years of life. 666 was a symbolic representation of man. Every year man invents something new to help pollute the world. While cutting down the earths natural defense system against toxic carbon dioxide that causes global warming. Where is Captain planet when you need him.

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mohammed

11/22/2015 12:40:04 am

The Quran says that when angels travel they experience different time than ours:

[Quran 70.4] The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day, the measure of which is fifty thousand years.

I found the cosmological ratio 1 day: 1000 years below as well: (Quran 22:47) "And they urge you to hasten the punishment. But Allah will never fail in His promise. And indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of those which you count."

For a better explanation, one that is in keeping with Joseph Smith's teachings rather than "good old fashioned speculation" visit www.mormonprophecy.com.

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Dave C.

6/17/2011 03:58:14 am

Stan,

That is a good question. Whether He is the god of this galaxy or other galaxies, He is still a creator of worlds without number. I tend to think that He is the God of our galaxy and that there are other gods ruling other galaxies with other saviors who meet the demands of justice with a sacrifice. Just good old fashion speculation ;)

I suppose it's possible that god could rule just our own galaxy, put the fact that galaxies collide and coalesce into single galaxies, as just about every galaxy including our own have done, would make it a little awkward deciding which god would rule the larger galaxy. It also begs the question as to which god created the Universe.

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Dave C.

6/17/2011 06:02:46 am

Stan,

I've thought about coalescing galaxies and have no idea about how that works in terms of multiple gods. Even more perplexing, however, is the gospel doctrine that there is no beginning to all of the creations in the universe, which negates the need for a god who started the universe. It's a binary issue - either there was a beginning or there was not a beginning. I find either scenario implausible from a mortal perspective. I guess why they call such things the mysteries of heaven.

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Dave C.

6/17/2011 06:09:28 am

Stan

"I'm sure the calculation could be made as to what gravitational force would be required, relative to Earth's, to produce a 1000/1 discrepancy."

That would be cool indeed. I have the formula for calculating change in time for velocity, but don't know how to do this for gravity. If someone had the estimated gravitational force in the central cluster I imagine this calculation could be run.

"gospel doctrine that there is no beginning to all of the creations in the universe, which negates the need for a god who started the universe"

I think the idea of a multiverse is a better fit. I just read Brian Green's 'The Hidden Reality' He points out that every major theory of cosmology predicts some form of a multiverse. We don't need to toss the big bang and each god can have their own creation event.

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Dave C.

6/17/2011 09:37:52 am

With multiverses each god can have his own creation event - an intriguing concept.

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Sean

6/17/2011 02:13:51 pm

My Dad, though not a scientist at all, loves physics and astronomy and studies them both as a hobby. When I was a kid (I'm only 20) he used to talk to me about stuff like this and mix it in with the gospel. (He always insisted that everything he told me was theory, and that I should treat his words as thus.)

This affected me deeply in a positive way. I have never seen a conflict between religion and science, and science has never been an issue in my struggles to gain a testimony. I have believed for a long time that there are universes overlapping one another. It just makes sense.

When I was fifteen my dad introduced a theory to me that I find fascinating. It fits in well with the multiverse idea in my opinion. The theory is that all matter vibrates to some extent, and that all matter on a certain plain of existence (a certain universe)vibrates at a frequency unique to that plain. Thus allowing different universes with differing frequencies to co exist on top of each other, or rather---inside of each other. Kind of like a hand inside a glove.

Simplistic? Maybe. But interesting to think about for right brained youngsters like me. I kind of imagine "existence" to be like a pool of swirling colors. Multifaceted, infinite, beautiful, and filled with music and light.

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curtis huff

5/4/2014 09:15:21 pm

The universe is expanding at an accelerated rate at the edges of it ...so i also thought if time slows down by gods throne then that is must b where he is.the center of the galaxy.1st i thought if 1 day 4 god is 1000 years on earth....nd if were entering the age of aquarius...gods seventh day...his day of rest....is that y it says 4 1000 years satan will b locked in abyss,is this y god chose this 2 b hiss day of rest?if we were to travel at the speed of light 1000 years would pass on earth so.if time is slower around god is he as old as the universe itself???or older since he created it.the mayans were visited by an ancient alien race....so they must b pretty old if it takes 1000 years aging to travel at the speed of light 4 100years.... ,did god send them to create religion????how far is this center of the universe,,,where gravity folds in upon itself?n if were beings of light 4 himto eventually swallow us,then is that heaven.must we enter this black hole????

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Dave J.

6/29/2015 11:07:18 am

I find all of these things fascinating. I've always believed science and spirituality co-exist and compliment one another, like the Bible and the Book of Mormon. I prefer to use the term spirituality rather than religion as the definition of religion is an organized worshiping of a deity; whereas spirituality is the essence of all things spiritual, like science is the essence of all things scientific.

I think it's important when discussing these things to not let it "humanize" God in our minds. What I mean is that if we hypothesize that Kolob and God are at the center of our galaxy, scientifically its possible to build a ship and travel there to see God; but, neither our bodies nor the technology we have, could survive that amount of gravity that is at the center of our galaxy, so, it's not possible for us to travel to the center of our galaxy and survive, thus supporting the fact that it's not possible to travel to heaven.

I came here because I was at work just thinking about how gravity affects time and it just popped into my mind that that's why 1 day for God equals 1000 years on Earth. So, I google searched to see if anyone else had thought the same and came across this. : )

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Dave C.

7/1/2015 11:20:00 am

Dave J.

Thanks for dropping in and commenting!

Dave C.

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ADITI

9/29/2015 05:24:51 am

but how can u say that time and gravity r inversely proportioned when they are directly proportioned?

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mohammed

11/22/2015 12:40:49 am

The Quran says that when angels travel they experience different time than ours:

[Quran 70.4] The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day, the measure of which is fifty thousand years.

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PrincessDYII

1/26/2016 03:58:42 pm

The book of Genesis (the first several chapters) tells how a species (the ancient Hebrews) called, Elohiym, came to "earth", a then barren planet (covered with water), and initially "TERRA-FORMED" until ~Dry Land appeared~ and ~Human Life evolved~.
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In Genesis 1:26, where God said, "Let us make man" as though this is when man was first created... the original text reads more like, "Elohiym decided, "Let us make mankind - IN OUR IMAGE! - This is more like "mankind" already existed in a more ~PRIMITIVE STATE~ and Elohiym did whatever to force mankind to skip millions of years of evolution. The "mankind" of Genesis 1:26 is referring to the "LIVING CREATURES" masqueraded in Genesis 1:24 - THAT ALREADY EXISTED in a primitive state along with all the other mammals.
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Although, traditional school-of-though suggests everything in Genesis happened as quickly as you can read it - IT DID NOT! - In the book of Genesis, the first chapter alone covers ~MANY THOUSANDS OF YEARS~ Perhaps, this time differential between the earth domain and the Elohiym domain accounts for their presence thought various stages of human development. Hence, the God of Adam was also the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as well as, Moses... and eventually, Jesus. Who is to say whether or not Elohiym fathered civilizations on other worlds in other galaxies?

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PrincessDYII

1/26/2016 04:10:14 pm

Also, throughout human history, different civilizations worshiped VARIOUS ELOHIYM. And most civilizations worshiped more than one. For instance, GREEK MYTHOLOGY evolved out of EGYPTIAN RELIGION. And the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Persians, Assyrians, etc. worshiped the same Elohiym under different names.
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As a matter of fact, the ancient Hebrews (while in Egypt) worshiped Egyptian deities. Just like people who come to live in our country might cross-over to CHRISTIANITY as a survival mechanism.
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Remember that ~GOLDEN CALF~ incident after the ancient Hebrews exodused Egypt? - That was a piece of "Egyptian religion" that exodused with a lot of them - while Moses was trying to introduce them to a NEW religion based on the specific Elohiym responsible for ending their bondage in Egypt.
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Hence, the ancient Hebrews EVENTUALLY came to BELIEVE IN ONE GOD -not- believe there was only one God.
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Even one of the Ten Commandments said, "Thou shalt not worship any other gods BEFORE ME. For I am a jealous god!
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And who was God jealous of? Imaginary gods that really did not exist? Or was he jealous of COMPETITION that really did exist!
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Hmmm